BEASTARS FINAL SEASON has revealed a new key visual, and the anime will be streaming its Part 1 exclusively on Netflix this December. Part 2 is expected at a later date. The first trailer was revealed back in March at Anime Japan 2024.
The anime previously revealed character designs and set a 2024 release date at the Anime Expo 2023 Netflix panel. BEASTARS FINAL SEASON will have Shinichi Matsumi (directed the first two seasons) and Nao Ootsu (character designer) returning as staff members. Nanami Higuchi will be in charge of the screenplay and Satoru Kousaki will compose the music. CGI Studio ORANGE is animating the series.
BEASTARS is based on a manga by Paru Itakagi. It started serialization in 2016 in Weekly Shounen Champion and ended in 2020 after 196 chapters. The BEASTARS universe also has a side-story titled Beast Complex, which focuses on different characters.
Viz Media licensed the BEASTARS manga in English. A total of 22 volumes (the entirety of the series) have been translated and published so far. Viz describes the story:
One night at Cherryton Academy, an herbivore student is brutally murdered. Among the members of the Drama Club, the herbivores’ suspicions naturally turn to their carnivore classmates… The prime suspect? Wolf Legoshi. But he wouldn’t hurt a fly. Or would he? Will dwarf rabbit Haru bring out the beast in him? Or are his feelings for her…something else? (Viz Media)
Source: Official Website
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